Why Your Encouragement Isn’t Motivating Your Teen—and What to Do Instead
If you’ve been sharing “motivational” hints with your teen, only to watch them do less—and pull away more—you’re not alone. You’re trying to help, offering support, yet your teen seems unmotivated. They’re letting important tasks, like school, go unnoticed. Why does your encouragement lead to less effort, more frustration, and a sense of helplessness for […]
End the Morning Battle: Help Your Teen Wake Up On Time
Is every morning a struggle to get your teen out of bed? You’re already tired because your brain decided to rethink your life at 3:30am, again, then you burn through your remaining capacity by 8am because your teen’s a lazy sloth! What if your teen took responsibility for getting up, you saved your mental capacity […]
How Self-Care Strengthens Your Connection With Your Teen
I can hear the collective groan as schools reopen and your emotional load balloons faster than your grocery bill in the last 18 months. UGH! 😩 Summer was NOT enough of a break from: making lunches they hate or don’t eat because ‘there’s nothing good to eat in the house’ waking your teen up from […]